Science by Majority Vote

The City Council of Dublin, CA has given preliminary approval to an ordinance declaring secondhand tobacco smoke to be a public nuisance. If enacted. it would lower the burden of proof on plaintiffs who go to small claims court seeking relief from wafting fumes.

The action was inspired by a Dublin Smoke Nazi who objected to her neighbor smoking IN HER OWN BACK YARD. Six years ago, the SN had contemplated moving, but decided to stay, endure the wafting, and make trouble for her neighbor.

At this point, "relief" is not defined, but it's sure to include an infringement of sombody's rights. Wafting made unhealthy and illegal by majority vote.